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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayIn this episode of Fire Law Roundup for August 24, 2026, Brad and Curt discuss a guilty plea in the case of a Baltimore County Fire Department medic accused of contaminating food, equipment, and other items in a firehouse with his bodily fluids and filming the acts for distribution online to subscribers; a suit by the widow of an FDNY lieutenant over 9-11 related death benefits; embezzlement related charges in Ohio against an assistant chief who served as fire company treasurer and is accused of stealing over $1.5 million; a suit in Pennsylvania alleging sex and disability discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and failure to accommodate the plaintiff’s Asperger’s Syndrome; and a wrongful termination and breach of contract suit brought by a former Oregon fire chief.
Baltimore County Paramedic Pleads Guilty in Firehouse Bodily Fluids Case, Faces 10-30 Years in Prison
Widow of FDNY Lieutenant Challenges Denial of WTC Death Benefit
Ohio Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer Accused of Embezzling More Than $1.5 Million
Pennsylvania Firefighter Files New Federal Suit Alleging Gender and Disability Discrimination
Former Oregon Fire Chief Sues District and Board President Over Termination
Curt Varone
Curt Varone has over 50 years of fire service experience and 40 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. Besides his law degree, he has a MS in Forensic Psychology. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.
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